Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Kanabec 
Kandiyohi 
Kittson 
Koochiching 
Lac qui Parle 
Lake 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
826 
648 
1,310 
544 
187 
852 
44 
2007 
969 
701 
1,386 
677 
214 
932 
34 
acres, 2012 
357,834 
128,790 
415,090 
470,300 
53,415 
446,496 
3,737 
2007 
400,531 
141,896 
417,138 
542,062 
55,109 
412,051 
3,429 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
657 
519 
760 
269 
142 
627 
29 
2007 
742 
555 
774 
311 
151 
578 
26 
acres, 2012 
319,901 
60,729 
312,459 
311,661 
20,698 
374,170 
1,344 
TENURE 
2007 
353,872 
63,124 
302,222 
310,233 
(D) 
319,175 
990 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
345 
440 
905 
340 
137 
412 
37 
2007 
420 
469 
967 
472 
158 
518 
28 
acres, 2012 
59,598 
55,527 
114,939 
111,193 
(D) 
72,519 
2,562 
2007 
80,686 
62,418 
129,828 
227,589 
28,312 
96,295 
2,845 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
193 
329 
379 
71 
95 
197 
25 
2007 
212 
339 
372 
121 
102 
184 
21 
acres, 2012 
41,627 
15,151 
41,889 
23,490 
(D) 
38,508 
769 
2007 
55,459 
17,145 
47,065 
63,871 
6,068 
42,772 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
370 
189 
332 
163 
47 
354 
7 
2007 
431 
222 
347 
168 
47 
346 
6 
acres, 2012 
268,503 
70,394 
266,181 
320,172 
(D) 
348,752 
1,175 
2007 
277,729 
78,602 
262,812 
270,175 
24,534 
290,335 
584 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
97,760 
36,869 
120,654 
155,772 
12,289 
147,403 
364 
2007 
103,124 
42,708 
110,163 
116,542 
14,361 
119,230 
(D) 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
170,743 
33,525 
145,527 
164,400 
(D) 
201,349 
811 
2007 
174,605 
35,894 
152,649 
153,633 
10,173 
171,105 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
360 
175 
320 
157 
45 
346 
4 
2007 
416 
207 
335 
156 
44 
328 
5 
acres, 2012 
250,876 
43,540 
238,147 
251,158 
13,045 
312,032 
575 
2007 
257,937 
45,208 
232,304 
206,789 
11,215 
253,840 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
111 
19 
73 
41 
3 
86 
_ 
2007 
118 
10 
72 
37 
9 
68 
- 
acres, 2012 
29,733 
2,869 
33,970 
38,935 
(D) 
25,225 
- 
2007 
42,116 
876 
24,498 
44,298 
2,263 
25,421 
- 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
104 
15 
61 
41 
2 
84 
- 
2007 
114 
9 
67 
34 
5 
66 
- 
acres, 2012 
27,398 
2,038 
32,423 
37,013 
(D) 
23,630 
- 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
40,476 
771 
22,853 
39,573 
(D) 
22,563 
' 
Total operators 
number 
1,244 
956 
1,940 
792 
277 
1,264 
68 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
488 
361 
772 
364 
104 
526 
20 
2 operators 
277 
269 
469 
128 
76 
270 
24 
3 operators 
45 
15 
50 
41 
7 
32 
- 
4 operators 
14 
3 
16 
8 
- 
19 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
" 
3 
3 
- 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
302 
297 
521 
179 
91 
310 
25 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
274 
281 
481 
136 
87 
271 
25 
2 operators 
11 
8 
16 
14 
2 
15 
- 
3 operators 
2 
- 
1 
5 
- 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,380 
1,064 
2,063 
968 
332 
1,280 
61 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
627 
377 
852 
450 
111 
666 
19 
2 operators 
291 
293 
450 
171 
91 
205 
11 
3 operators 
38 
25 
48 
48 
11 
45 
2 
4 operators 
10 
4 
28 
8 
- 
13 
- 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
8 
" 
1 
3 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
270 
354 
540 
259 
103 
241 
21 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
262 
312 
488 
199 
93 
223 
9 
2 operators 
4 
21 
16 
21 
5 
9 
- 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
746 
584 
1,208 
471 
169 
781 
37 
2007 
909 
633 
1,241 
570 
199 
864 
32 
acres, 2012 
345,817 
120,736 
402,892 
443,088 
52,115 
437,926 
3,465 
2007 
394,054 
133,351 
401,188 
506,449 
53,417 
396,866 
(D) 
Female 
farms, 2012 
80 
64 
102 
73 
18 
71 
7 
2007 
60 
68 
145 
107 
15 
68 
2 
acres, 2012 
12,017 
8,054 
12,198 
27,212 
1,300 
8,570 
272 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,477 
8,545 
15,950 
35,613 
1,692 
15,185 
(D) 
Farming 
2012 
495 
329 
586 
234 
82 
489 
13 
2007 
588 
279 
616 
309 
77 
479 
14 
Other 
2012 
331 
319 
724 
310 
105 
363 
31 
Place of residence: 
2007 
381 
422 
770 
368 
137 
453 
20 
On farm operated 
2012 
610 
583 
985 
316 
159 
553 
41 
2007 
759 
654 
1,022 
383 
194 
619 
28 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
216 
65 
325 
228 
28 
299 
3 
2007 
210 
47 
364 
294 
20 
313 
6 
-continued 
624 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
